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JOHN WEISEL, M.D.; KENNETH C. SWAN, M.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1957;58(1):126-129.

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Shallow anterior chamber occasionally is a sequel of cataract extraction. It is of two types. In one, the chamber simply does not reform after operation and a gross leak of aqueous generally can be demonstrated. In the other, commoner type, the anterior chamber does reform, but it decreases in volume a few days or even two to three weeks after operation. This report primarily concerns the second type.

The clinical picture is usually described as a triad of findings, consisting of shallow anterior chamber, hypotony, and choroidal detachment; however, this picture is not constant. The choroidal detachment usually antedates and outlasts the shallow chamber. In fact, a large choroidal detachment may develop without detectable alteration of the anterior segment. The shallow anterior chamber usually deepens spontaneously within a few days, but it may persist for weeks. Its persistence is considered significant because.it favors the formation of anterior synechiae and secondary . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Portland, Ore.

From the Department of Ophthalmology of the University of Oregon Medical School.

Footnotes
Received for publication Dec. 26, 1956.

Presented before the Oregon Ophthalmological Alumni Association, Portland, Ore., September, 1956.

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